Couple shot dead over matrimonial dispute

SHIKARPUR: A matrimonial dispute between two families led to an armed clash which left a couple dead and another person wounded in Murtaza Jaffari village near Garhi Yasin in the early hours of Thursday.

Officials at the Golo Daro police station said that a group of armed men belonging to the Khosa tribe stormed a house in the village and opened fire on the sleeping couple, belonging to the Bhatti community, killing them on the spot.

The victims were identified as Rahib Bhatti and Sanam Bhatti. Gul Hassan Bhatti, the father of Rahib Bhatti, also sustained bullet wounds.

All the victims were taken to the Garhi Yasin Taluka Hospital, where Gul Hassan Bhatti was admitted for treatment and a post-mortem examination of the two bodies was performed.